Vehicle Design Engineer, Prime Air Vehicle Design & Test
Company websiteamazon.com (Amazon, opens in new tab)
Base salary $137,300 to $185,700
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Seattle, WA
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- LocationSeattle, WA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
Our Prime Air Drone Vehicle Design and Test team within Flight Sciences is looking for a Vehicle Configuration Design Engineer to help us rapidly configure, design, analyze, prototype, and test innovative drone vehicles. You’ll be responsible for designing conceptual level vehicle configurations and layouts that integrate all subsystems and meet vehicle level requirements. You'll model internal subsystems, major structural elements, and the OML of the vehicle. Your designs will feed into our suite of multi-disciplinary optimization (MDO) tools to help size the vehicle and mature the design. You’ll explore new and novel drone vehicle conceptual designs in both focused and wide open design spaces, with the ultimate goal of meeting our customer requirements. You’ll have the opportunity to prototype vehicle designs and support wind tunnel and other testing of vehicle designs. You will directly support the Office of the Chief Program Engineer, and work closely across all vehicle subsystem teams to ensure integrated designs that meet performance, reliability, operability, manufacturing, and cost requirements.
About the team
How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers, and are excited for what’s to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos).
Our Flight Sciences Vehicle Design & Test organization includes teams that span the following disciplines: Aerodynamics, Performance, Stability & Control, Configuration & Spatial Integration, Loads, Structures, Mass Properties, Multi-disciplinary Optimization (MDO), Wind Tunnel Testing, Noise Testing, Flight Test Instrumentation, and Rapid Prototyping.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience in air or space vehicle configuration design and integration
- Vehicle level design intuition and ability to operate & analyze at the system-of-systems level
- Proficient in CATIA/3DX
- Proficient in surfacing/lofting
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent field
- Specialization in one or more of the following domains of aircraft design: aerodynamics, performance, stability & control, propulsion, loads, airframe structures
- Wind tunnel testing experience
- Propeller/rotor design, analysis, and testing experience
- Experience using multi-disciplinary analysis & optimization (MDO/MDAO) tools and methods
- Experience with mechanical design and rapid prototyping
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually
Source: Amazon · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($137,300) is above 51% of the 940 Engineering (non-software) roles in Washington listed on this site; 46 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $136,000; the middle half runs from $120,000 to $159,200.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingVehicle Design Engineer, Prime Air Vehicle Design & Test$137,300 to $185,700
Sr. Operations Manager$135,000 to $182,700
Sr. Operations Manager$135,000 to $182,700
Sr. Operations Manager$135,000 to $182,700
Sr. Operations Manager, HOU6$135,000 to $182,700
Sr. Operations Manager, NACF AR Operations$135,000 to $182,700
Sr. Operations Manager$135,000 to $182,700
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Design Engineer, Prime Air Vehicle Design & Test (this listing) | $137,300 - $185,700 |
| Sr. Operations Manager | $135,000 - $182,700 |
| Sr. Operations Manager | $135,000 - $182,700 |
| Sr. Operations Manager | $135,000 - $182,700 |
| Sr. Operations Manager, HOU6 | $135,000 - $182,700 |
| Sr. Operations Manager, NACF AR Operations | $135,000 - $182,700 |
| Sr. Operations Manager | $135,000 - $182,700 |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-11
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Location as the employer wrote it: US, WA, Seattle
USA, WA, Seattle - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually
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